Gine in every hospital bear with like rigor upon all the accupants, to many of whom the unusual confinement is extrsmerly hurtful, while it is obvious that if ihe or dinary discipline is observed this criminal class are liable to escape and renew their depredations pon society. Nor do the intimate relations that must exist between the innocent and the criminal insane when confined together improve the morals of the former, while some sensi tive minds among these pour uufortunates feel degraded by enforced contact wttli those who have been expelled Irom so cietv for their crimes. It seems to be the duty of the State therefore to provide for the separata confine meat of the criminal insane. STATE BANKS, SAVINGS FUNDS, TRUST COMPANIES. I (till adhere to the principles laid down io the MinTinburg; and H ood s liun vetoes of last session. Recent events have demonstrated the necessity of fixing proper limitations to . the powers confer red oq these moneyed corporations, and have afforded a practical illustration o the wisdom of rigidly cooGuiug them to objects that arc recognized by the people as distinctively belonging to such institu tions. When a bank of discount is per mitted to become also a savings fund, a trust company, an insurance company, to buy and sell real estate, aod to have the rights and privileges of a building asso ciation, it is difficult to determine what are its legitimate functions, or what fecurity a community has for the safety 'A its deposits. 1 have always entertained terious doubts as to the propritey of banks oi diicount paying interest on deposits, and am now convinced that this pernicious practice should be prohibited. Money will always flow to bauks paying interest n deposits, and the large surplus thus aggregated seduced by attractive offers is pent to the great money centre. where it gives tnorc impulse to specula- ior.s from which it is drawn suffer in all their enterprises from the higher rates they are compelled to pay for the money remaining at home. This system of purchashiag deposits was confessedly one f the principal causes of the financial crisis of 1857, and of this year. Yhen bauks have large deposits on call, aod 8uve their loans on time, in the event of ciy great stringency in the money market, disaster is almost inevitable. Within a few years many State bauks Jiare been chartered, with the coptivatiug names of savings banks, designed to at tract deposits. These banks aod savings lunds are entirely distinct io orguniza tion and purpose, and should never be as sociated in their management. The one is a bank of discauot, intended to supply the wants of business, the other is simply a mepository for people's money, limited Co mall amounts to eaeh individual, the aggregate of the amounts thus received to be io rested in mortgages on unincum bered property worth double the amount of the mortgage, and in secure public stocks, in safe proportions. A bank is conducted with the avowed- object of benefit to its stockholders ; a savings fand is presumed to be managed entirely in the interest of depositors among the labor in j clases, or those of limited means and business qualifications, and the essential i-etpisites of whieh are such prudence d safety in the disposition of funds as will best enhance their value for the YtfneSt of these classes of depositors. .Men in charge of savings funds should have no personal ends to serve : should be above temptation, and receive their highest reward in the good accomplished by inducing a saving habit which, once fixe!, leads to prosperity. The ebjects of trust companies should e equally specific and well defined. coaie oi tnese companies are with very extensive powers, are m invested the de jpositorics of immease sums ef money and charged with the keeping and magage isent of vast and important trusts. It should be the duty of the State to sec that their affairs are administered with fidelity, net only to the individuals who coirnde in their management, but to the public who are interested in the security vd stability of these companies as barriers to wild speculation and its consequent financial panares. Allow me to suggest, therefore, that al State banks, savings funds and trust com panies be made subject to the examina dsn of a committee appointed by proper authority ; that these institutions be re quired to publish quarterly statements under oath, of the amount of their assets and liabilities and the names of their of ficers; that by a general law their stock holders be made personally liable for Jouble the amount of stock held by them and that they, be compelled to have con tantly in their vaults a cash reserve o tea per cent, of their net liabilities Tbeie examinations, reports and restric tions, cannot be hurtful to institutions o established credit and high character. while they will disclose the unsoundness or mismanagement of those that not to exist. ouzht INSURANCE. The Department, established by an act approved April 4, 1S J, for the supervi siou ot the insurance interests of the State, went into operation on the first Monday of May last. liy the terms ol this act the Department is self-sustaioiu" and io do way a burden upon the public treasury. While Pennsylvania can boast of some strong and substantial insurance com pames it must be acknowledged that the .want of system in the organization and management of these corporations, and the reckless manner io which the Legis lature has granted special charters, toge ther with the entire absence of retraio lag surpervision, have introduced defects that cannot be too soon remedied. The capital with which fire insurance com paoies have been permitted to begin, and continue business, is io most cases entirely inadequate, aod immediate steps should be taken to place insurance in this State upon a firm aod enduring foundation. To this end, I recommend the enactment of a low providing for the organization and regulation ofiosaranee companies, both fire and life, which shall require a cer- tain amount oi capital as a prerequisite to commence business, and designate the kind of investments to be made. It may also be advisable to compel companies al ready organised to have, within a reason able time, the entire amount of their nominal capital actually paid in aod in vested in geed securities, hire insur, - . " '"" . ance, excepting that conducted wilnin a limited sphere upon th purely mutual plan, requires capital, aod this capital should be actual aod not in the illusory form of stock notes. Taking into coDSid oration the enormous sums paid annually by the citizens of this State in the shape of premiums to insurance companies they have a right to demand the largest mea sure of protection against recklessness and fraud. FISH COMMISSION. The operations of the Fish Commis sioners have excited a lively interest iniong our people, on account of the nov elity of the enterprise aod the benefits to arise from the successful prosecution o their labors. Fish culture, it is now conceded, ha passed beyoud the realms of experiment, nod its succes io the future is only to be measured by the wants of our people and (ho capacity of the streams, rivers and lakes of the country. Pennsylvania singularly blessed In the superior advantagi-es she possesses for the cultivation of ush. Abounding in waters admirably adapted to their needs, in the insect and other food they supply, there is no reasonable obstacle to stock ing our rivers and streams with innumer able and delicious fish of various and even rare kinds lhe work assigned to the commission has heen diligently pursued and promise substantial results. Availing themselves of the use of Mr. Seth Grceu's patent, the Commissioners succeeded in hatching, at Xcwport, Perry eounty, where the water is peculiarly fitted for the purpose, about '2.700,000 shad, which wcro turned into the Juniata river at that point. Two thousand six hundred black bass were al so distributed in the Susquehanna, Le high ; nd Juniata rivers during the months of July and August last, and through the. kindness of Prof. Spencer h. Buird. uoi ted Stales Fish Commissioner, 27,000 California salmon have been planted in the Susquehanna and its tributaries. The bass are not migratory fish and are very proline. 1 wo or three hundred were placed in the Susquehanna, near Harris burg, iu 1S70, and the rapidity with which they multiply is manifest in the great numbers of this beautiful and choice fish that now arc found in the rivers in that vicinity. The law of 1873 authorizing the Fish Commission, directed that four fish ways should be constructed at different dams on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, so as to enable shad, on their spring in cursinns from the of these streams. sea, to matte (he ascent The questions whe ther shad will ascend an artificial way is way still, however, a mooted one, aod encoun tering this doubt, the commission, in the exercise of what will be deemed a sound discetioD, concluded to erect but one fish way, and that at the Columbia dam. This way is 120 feet long by 60 feet wide, i very grauduil in the incline, and made as nearly conformable as possible to na tural ways over which shad do undoubted ly pass, and will afford a practical test of this experiment. If in the spring it i. found shad do pass up this fih way, the others required by law will be construc ted without delay. The hatching-house erected by the Commissioners, near Marietta, aod sup plied with water from an inexhaustible spring, is said by those familiar with the subject to be complete in its arrangement; and furnished with all the necessary ap pliances for the propagation of fish. The capacity of the house is equal to the pro per care of 700,000 young fish, and is susceptible of enlargement, if required The Fish Commissioners of New Jersey recently had a conference with those of Pennsylvania, with a view to obtain from their respective States such concurrent legislation as will best promote the 6had and other fisheries in the Delaware river, and to so harmonize the laws of the two States as to prevent a conflict of authority Any suggestions resulting from this cou ferenoe, aud submitted for your action, will, I trust, be respectfully considered. BUREAU OF STATISTICS. The report of the Commissioner of La oor sua oiatisucs lor the current year. embrackinz many instructive details, wil be read with interest. The orgaoizatioc of this Bureau within a very limited period has, of course, precluded it from making any extensive investigations, but enough has been done to demonstrate the necessity for such a department and the service it can render the people enlarg ing continuously me Knowledge oi our resources, trade, internal improvements, and the various processes of education and enlightenment in our midst. This bureau was created with the special object of investigating the rela tions of labor and capital, to discover the rause of the frequent contests between em ployers and employed ; to determine what share labor has in the progress and pros perity of the State ; to examine with i view to its proper adjustment the que tion of wages, and to compare and collect faets that will afford a better understand iug of the duty of the State to the labor ing classes having in view their protec tion, amelioration aud happiness. No more worthy object invites research or should command public support, when we consider how numerous ar cthese clas tea iu una commonwealth, how various are the fields for their labor, and how much they have contributed to develope and build up our present grand Indus tries. In this connection, the propriety of a pre It that State census, to be taken io 1875, sents itself with vx?.i fnm is of the utmost importance in I8t, the Centennial vear. we should have the most reliable and recent information possible of the extent of our populatiooand products, and of the con ditioa of eur labor, agricultural and iu dustrial interests, that we may acquaint world with all our capabilities and need, snd thus prepare the way for the expansion of our trade and commerce. NATIONAL GUARD. The wisdom of the new militia law is already apparent in the increased effi ciency of the several commands, and the enthusiastic spirit aroused among the troops. Rigid inspections have been con ducted by the Adjutant General, and the companies not meeting the requirements of the law have been promptly disbanded Still more encouragiu and satisfactory results may be expected - from tho opera tion of the new system during the ensu ing yoar, and I invoke the National Otiard tn renewed efforts to increase It efficiency and perfect its discipline, that it mar deserve the confidence and support the public are now willing to extend, and be worthy of the great btate whose saieiy aod honor in some future crisi3 may de nend unon the character and valor of her citizen soldiery. r r STATE ARSENAL The State having purchased pertics adjoiosng the Capitol the pro ground, with a view to their extension, I recom meud tho resuoval of the arsenal, situate rht.ra.Tn and that an appropriation be , . - - i , , ni:id tn purchase a site and erect ati arsenal iu eome other locality. The ser vice requires a building of this kind, and the cost of the repair ot the present arse nal would probably be equal to the cx nns nf erecting a new one. while the lii.fi ii tv nml wmmotrv of the public park j j j i,t will be j;rcately enhanced by the remova of all buildings lrom that portion oi "rounds. the POWDER MAGAZINE. Your attention is particularly directed to that part of the report of the Aujut ant flene ral which refers to the sale ot the old and purchase of a new site for powder ma-zioe in the city of Philadel phia. with a suggestion that the new site be sold, on account of its unfitness for the special uses designed, and the additiona reason that to build a new magazine would subject the State to an expense of a least S25.000. The parties storing powder under any proper restrictions imposed by the citv authorises of Philadelphia, wil doubtless irladlv avail themelves of the n J privilege to erect store houses or mag zioes of their own, aod the State wil thus be relieved of a charge which may hereafter be the cause of the destruction of nronertT and a consequent claim foi damages. LAND DEPARTMENT. The report of the Surveyor Genera yives a detailed and very satisfactory ex hibit of the business and condition of his Department. Attention is called to the valuable suggestions made in reference to ?rantin? warrauts to survey lands and the enlargement of the right of pre emp tion. both beinir shown by experience t( be necessarv to the better protection o those holding titles from the Common wealth, and as tha subject is oi import ance to a large class of our people, I earn estlv commend the same to your carefu consideration. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. in my inaugural address mention was made of the rich deposits of minerals found in every part of the Commonweal; and a suggestion offered that it should our earnest aim to determine the extent of these deposits and make them available and productive. To provide the highest possible knowledge of the character and location of our valuable minerals wc should first institute a thorough geologi cal survey under the supervision of gen tlemen whose scientific attainments will be a sufficient warrant that the work will be properly performed. To attain this desirable end, therefore, I earnestly re commend that a geological surrey of the State be made under the superintendence of a commission to be composed of ten scientific or practical gentlemen represent ing differeut interests and localities, who understand the necessities for this survey and under whose direction it shall be conducted, the commission to serve gra tuitously and to have the selection of a geologist who shall receive such corapen sation as maf be fixed by law. This survey should be made to embrace a chemical analysis of the different soils and sub soils of the State, and a simpl and intelligible classification and descrip tion of tne same, from which our farming community may gather some easily com tk t i prenended principles to guide tncin in the cultivation of their land, so as to pre vent its impoverishment and increase its productiveness. COLONIAL RECORDS The late Governor William F. John ston, in his annual message in January. ISol, advised the selection and arrange ment for publication of the large body of original papers in the State Department conuected with our Colonial and lievolu tionary history. In accordauce with his advice an act was passed, and during subsequent ad ministrations supplementary acts were passed which resulted eventually io the publication of the invaluable repository of Pennsylvania history, known as the 'Colonial Records," and "Pennsylvania Archives." The minutes of theBoard of War and Navy Board could not at the data of that publication be found, aod have only been recovered since the com menccmeut of my official term. They cover an important period of our Bevolu tionary hiatory, and are accompanied by vouchers and correspondence ; including muster rolls of soldiers and the names of officers, marines and vessels of the Peun sylvania Colonial navy. As these minutes and accompanying documents are valuable io an historical point of view, aod the Colonial llecords and Archieves incomplete without them, I respectfully call the attention of the Assembly to the propriety of publishing aud preserving thenc. AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. The American steamship company, an enterprise in which our commeriual and industrial interests are so largely con cerned, may aow be considered an as sured success. The beautiful and capa cious steamers of the company have been making the passage of the ocoan in the same time as those of the old aod estab- ished line?, and the numfcer ot passen 1 .1 t- T 1. a, r ; Wk WA t A A .1 1 t C rerS and Hie IllgUl laoieu ac maun; on the increase. Philadelphia is now io dirert communication with Kurope, through the medium of a line of splendid steamers of her own, and from this ' time new impulse will be given to her com merce that will be felt in every channel of trade throughout the State. PARDONS. A year's experience in the exercise of the pardoning power has confirmed me in the opiuion, expressed in ray inaugural, that it is unwise and unjust to impose this responsibility upon a single indivi dual. The importunities of distressed relativesthe personal appeals of men of character and reputation, the inconsiderate and iudiscrimiuate manner in which peti tions are signed by responsible parties the absence of protests in almost every case, and disproportion between the of- fence aud the penalties frequently lm , -1 i posed, are all calculated to embarrass and nrevent a iiht conclusion. hen it is considered, also, that the Executive, in anr nnnlication. is forbidden to eulist his sympathies, while his discretion is pre sumed to be proof agaiust ingenuity and falsehood, the Dcrolexitv of his situation T f . can readily be conceived. It has been mv constant endeavor to balance considerately the interests of so ciety and the claims of humanity, to sift carefully the evidence pre.ented, and to irrivo nt a determination onlv alter al the means of information had been ex hausted. To compass this latter cod, it has been ths practice to procure the views of the mdire and attorneys oi the court who tried the offenders, and almost in variablv have their opinious influenced my decision. Appended herewith wil be found a report of the pardons granted during the year. FOREST TREES. I speccially invite yoar attention to an evil of considerable magnitude, which ever vcar grows more airsravated. and in certain regions, at times, is the oc casion of serious apprehension and loss I refer to the wholesale destruction of our forests, the strinrinir our mountains aod hills of their trees, resulting in an enor mous diminution of water for mechanica and fertilizingpurposes, and great changes in the normal conditions of temperature and moisture, affecting the general health and at seasons bringing about devastating floods. These consequences, as the ef fects of this indiscriminate waste, are de monstrable, and a wise legislation wil forecate3 the future and established such teirulations as will rescue our descendants from the ilia a perseverance in this prac tice will certainly entail upon them. THE EXEMPTION LAW. The act of 1849 exempting a certain amount of the property of a debtor from levy aod sale, on execution or distres for rent, was intended lor the wise and hnmane purpose of protecting his family from sudden and absolute want, lhi benevolent design is, however, often de feated, and the law practically nullified, by the harrassed dtbtor waving the bene fits of the act to meet the exactions of his creditor. Do not sound public policy aod humanity demand a supplement to this law that will forbid a debator haviog a family waving the benefit of the cxemp tion, so that a household may not be shorn, in au instant, of all the necessaries of life by reason oT the weakness, recklessness or misfortune of its head, or to satisfy the greed of a grasping creditor ? STATE PRINTING. By the destructive fire which consumed the printing establishing nt of the State Printer not only did he lose largely, but a loss was also suffered by the State. At the time of the fire there was consider able work, finished and unfinished, on hand, belonging to the State aod to the Constitutional Convention, which latter, by a resolution adopted on the last day of its sessions, authorized the Auditor General and State Treasurer to settle and adjust its accounts with the State Prin ter, Mr. Singcrly. The State Treasurer and Auditor Gen eral, I am informed, desire legislation to enable them to carry out the resolution and intention of the Convention, aud I would suggest the legislation you may adopt may also confer like authority upon them to equitably settle and adjust theac counts for printing, biuding, and other work, finished and unfinished, done by Mr. Singcrly, for the State as well as for the Convention. THE VIENNA COMMISSION. The Commissioners of the State of Pennsylvania, to the World's Industrial Exposition at Vienna, have made a re port of their observations. A number of suggestions included in this report will bo of valule to those entrusted with the preliminary arrangements and superin tendence of the exhibition to be held in Philadelphia in 1870, while the broad, liberal and practical views expressed by the Commissioners will help our people to more intelligent comprehension of the purposes and advantages of the Great Centennial. IN MEMORIAM On the 8th of February last, by one of those sudden interpositions which are constantly reminding us of the uncertain ty of life and the mysteries of God's prov idencc, Ex Goveauor John W. Geary, in the prime of manhood and iu the midst of a career crowded with honors and use fullness, was, without a moment's warn ing, summoned to his latest account. Testimonials of respect and sorrow befit ting the character and services of the de ceased, as statcman and soldier, were ap propriately and solemnly offered by both branches of the Legislature, the officers ol the State and city and many prominent citizens, who attended the lamented dead to his grave. The State has been deprived of the services ot another useful and eminent citizen in the decease of the distinguish ed scholar and jurist, Wm. M. Meredith, llecoguized for hii extensive literary at tainmeuts aud profuud knowledge of the law, well known for his earnest patriotism and fidelity to the interests of the Com monwealth, welcome everywhere for his rt 1 ii . . . geoerou qualities ot iPiud. and heart, Lis death leaves a Toid io private and pnuuc circles that none but corresponding graces and acquirments can ever successfully fill. A severe loss has also been susiaiaeu in the death of Dr. Wilmer U orthmgton. the respected Secretary of the Board of Public Charities. The impress of . his strong mind can be observed during the ast uuarter of a century, in various move menta to promote the public welfare, and the several institutions oi learning and charity in his own immediate neigh borhood; while his conduct as a legislator entitled him to the esteem and secured him tYi enn fi ance of the people of the whole State. CONCLUSION. The United States have just cause for congratulation io the peaceful solution of difficulties with Spain without recourse to arms. War is always to be deprecated, aod it is to be hoped that in the future, as in the preseut, the true test of wisdom nd good adminisirauon win wc mc uuu orablc adjustment of all differences be tween nations, without flinging the sword into the scale. Our people arc awaiting with painful uncertainty the conclusions to be reacel by Congress to meet the financial and business requirements of the country. The questions involved are of grave im port, demanding broad and comprehen sive views of public policy, and the action of Congress willhave much to do with widening or dispelling the feeling of dis trust that now holds so many of our vast industries in its thrall and paralyzes trade and commerce. Despite the temporary prostration of business and enterprise we have, however, eminent occasion for thankfulness to the Supreme Bein. whose gracious care aod beneficence 'are manifest in every stage of our progress as a nation. War and its attendant evils have been averted, we have the full measure of the earth's bounty in abund ant crops, increased familiarity with our resources is revealing new fields for de velopment, the ties of reconciliation and union are bein mora closely cemented the spirit ol relorm is chastening: our a - politics and invading every avenue of government, respect abroad and coofid ence at home are eivinr strength and stabiliy to our institutions, while the fu ture seems fraught with opportunities of usefulness and glory for our Republic. To have a share in shaping the destimies of such a nation is surely no inconsider able honor, and we who are charged with the control of one of the member, of this grand confederacy should apply ourselves to our several employments with a be comingsense of the dignity and magnitude of the trust, and a firm reliance on Him who directs all our cods. JOHN F. HARTRANFT. Exeuutive Chamber, ) Ilarrisburg, 1'a., January 7, 1S74, j The New Constitution and Justices of the Peace Opinion of Attorney-General Dimick. Harrisburg, Jan. 9. The following opinion of Attorney General Dimraick settles the question as to whether all State and judicial officers chosen under the old Constitution shall subscribe an oath to support the new : Office of the Attorney Gfneral of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Jan 8, 1874. Hon M S Quay. Secretary of the Commonwealth : In auswer to let ters of inquiry addresed to you, and re ferred to me as to whether Section 30 of the schedule, new Constitution, viz: ''All State and judicial officers heretofore elected, sworn, affirmed, or in office when this Constitution shall take effect, shall severally within one month after such adoption, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support this Constitution," embraces justices of the peace. It ap plies to all State and judicial officers in office at the time of it adoption, who must necessarily have been elected or ap pointed under the old Constitution, or laws enacted in pursuance thereof. Article V. section 1, of the old Coneti tution, title ' Judiciary." provides that "the judicial power of this Commonwealth shall be vested iu certain courts therein named, and io justices of the peace, and in such other courts as the Legislature may from time to time establish." The Supreme Court has decided that justices of the peace are judicial officers They a.e clearly embraced within the of ficers designated by action 30, schedule new Constitution, who shall, within one month after its adoption, take and sub scribe an oath of affirmation to support the new Constitution. The act of June 29, 1S39, provide that justices of the peace shall be sworn or affirmed before the recorders of their pro per counties. It would perhaps be pro per the oath required under tho new Con stitutioo should be taken before the same officer. Your obedient servant, Samuel E Demick. Attorney-General. The body of a young lady was found in a cove io the Delaware, near Borden town, one day last week. It was identified by her friends, who reside at Easton. Ii is said that about a month ago, by reason of some family difficulty, she left her home there and was not heard from again The parents offered $500 reward for her discovery- She is said to have been very beautiful and attractive, but she must havo suffered some great sorrow to lead her to self destruction. The Governor's pardon report for the year ISjJ includes forty five cases, with the names ot the petitioners and the reasons why the pardons were solicited Io the case of Sinerand Marks, convicted for keeping a ganibliuj; house in Phila delphia, tho applications were signed bj editors of all the city newspapers, and b a large number of politicians, without distinction of party. The State Grange of the Patrons ol Husbandry held a mcetins at Ilarriihnr last Thursday evening. It was stated hx J. A. Thompsou, the organizer, that there are now bU granges in Pennsylvania, with new; opes lortning every daj. l)c--3cffcrsoninn. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 18; The Chief Justiceship The nomination by President Gran Friday last, of Gen. Caleb Cufo.? : " , W1C umtcd Sta seems to have proved a stunner tarn. all parties. That Gen. Cubing 1 the legal qualification necessary toa sauV tory performance of the duties of tlie 'oT there appears to le no doubt, but tlJ? a iu.ui.uuu.c ojnjsiuou io ins noniinaton based upon almost as many diverge AhL ' there arc men opposed to him. Hw,L v ',uu' UW1'" eu oi las appoints f these are among the many weapons lnSt I see in none of these a reason whv tliC S. " snouia iie.it ite lor a moment in coaSrmV f the action of the President. ? His age rni-ht be an objection if it not for the vigor of his mind and Lis I robutnc?. which are as ample to-day a! 1 they were furty years ago; and doult! many a man who cries him down ti. ..... ,vtui ; young in years, will be laid in Lis quiet rarV ? long ere Gen. Cubing gathered to I fathers. His politics, too, might Le an objection if Gen. Gushing had been for a life-time the ardent, unyielding political stumper, asha-'e been many who.se opposition to hiaj to-dav ! is based more upon, the idea that the offi would be better filled by their own appoint. ment than upon any other. The fact j, I that law in its every aspect has so engaged I Gen. Calling's attention, and his name 1,M j been so intimately connected with law anl I its intricacies alone, that wc douk wLe;Ler ! a dozen men in the country have, fur the I List twenty years, even imagined that be hi any politics at all. Even now deannt. don't by any means claim hiui a a safe iusn to swear by iu that regard. That he lev,- ; his country every act of bis i'lu.-frioa IIH i shows, and this is all of politics that sLvii I be required of a Judge. I And then too, as to tli3 moral effect of S hii confirmation and there ia oar opinion i just where the administration is precisely in the right in making his nomination. X,.; a word is ventured against the moral cbane- - ter of Gen. Cushing. On the contrary h stands among the best in point of morality, while in his professional oarer no one darj venture the charge that he has not le ' faithful in his every relation. The govern- 1 ment always found him so, and the peoj'j l never found occasion to cavil at the iuannr in which he fulfilled his engagements with I them. It Ls not dented either that I t worthily enjoys the confidence of all as tan ing at the very head of his profession in ti c ) country, and is thus most clearly fitted w -: adorn the seat once occupied by a ManLl, : a Taney and a Chase. What more perki moral show then can be secured in an appoint- ( ment than will be secured iftheSenateseo.nit the motion of President Grant by the a i firniation of Gen. Cashing as Chief Jusi f of the United States, where, so far as hutr. 13 nature is concerned, every requisite i'ia! "5- I cation is knowu to exist President Grant did well w1)od he nnmka- J ted Gen. Crashing as Minister to Spain, Lut 1 he did infinitely better when he nominaaJ him for tho position for which he now sta:M I before the Senate. Wc hope his noii'u- tion will be confirmed. The Jlessagre. The Governor's message takes up mor.'uf ; our paper this week than we anticipated, anl yet we see no reason to regret its puliicat on. ; It is a'plain, common sense State paper, i without verbiage, and with nought set d"rc for buncomb, and commends itself to t!f j. close attention of the reader. Its su?p-1 tions are all practical, and if closely follcwl will detract nothing from the truly frc-l character which really belongs toourglonVaf old Commonwealth. From the Gover:' j notice of and suggestions ia connection f the New Constitution some have argued that he docs not look with a pleasant eye rp I that instruuieut. We judge, however, thrf the idea is but the creation of the desire of f those who head this clan. The Govern: looks, evidently, as does every seuit' I man, upon the New Constitution as tho R- suit of mere human consideration, and her ? necessarily imperfect. That he chcerf? acquiesces in the expressed will of the pie wc know that there is no doubt, an 1 th very best evidence of this is to be founl in the fact that his suggestions to the 1' turc arc such as if . carefully : followed ! f effectually close the door to all efforts lobbyists and riugs to make the new fWJ- mental law a means for self aggrandize; at the expense of tho interests of the per 1 That the Governor discovers aud points ea: j the weak point in the instrument is but a j ditional assurance that it will be niaJc tt k work for good under his administrauoa. 5SJ least, for experience shows that he is j afraid to use the veto power, ia the cSctf 5 of which he is an ardent believer, whenever j in his judgment, the Legislature, tfcW j intrigue or negligence, gets beyond its hV or threatens to inflict an evil upon the re j Pie. I Thus far Governor Ilartrunft hascoar. to the full measure of the cspwtatioa-ofk f friends, and of disappointment to his eiKi! He has proven himself cniiuently r.f and capable for the position he oivupi1 j has so conducted himself that even his c'r mies can find nothing that so well anjj his case as words of praise for good f performed. His lucssasrc furnish1'3 another merit to be added to nis .1 . t P ttsburg spends ',000,000 for U'91' catiug drinks. rex hn ?lal toil fp inp tui tiw gu Th U tin' cv !1C the Ho: - lia; Jhe hot But tho : to Hrra; ees Vox r cah 34 id if US" or salt t m ivhi Sta wh( ami not the tes iT enoi tftl iodi iioi o 1 lies Jil T total Taos, vf$: than yar iJarii OW1K for u th5 trou maju tinic t6 d fitroti Ui 11 Sl-iu patci al cc Th coibr Suite made for at tectie laws defec w'hii cases exec 11 real I,r??i lands eonne haar'b Kive t on in; right. To rccon being of th( for : shoul uvorc ftptili, loeati Tli Willi, tions and! it wi issue dcfoc Th an ex to party taxes lias f: Go one d c'osln to ttI conoci in c :c fa be the 1: ?r u i"" -' f II ll
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